Miracles of Modern Medicine or Hey, I can see!

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I haven’t been reading the boards for the last few years because I couldn’t. Reading anything has been really hard. Thanks to large doses of prednisone 10 years ago, I developed fast growing cataracts.

After a while, no eyeglass prescription would help. So, 2 years ago I had the lens replaced on my right eye and then had to wait for the left cataract to “ripen”. Ick. And Wednesday they replaced my left lens. Now my vision is 20/15! I see better now than I did before all this crap started!

Downside, I now have no near vision. Which means reading glasses. Which is fine but I’m 43 and a girl and I want pretty ones. :smiley: So does anyone know where I can get so pretty, shiny, and basically disposable reading glasses?

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First of all - congratulations, that sounds great.

I suspect you should ask the mods to update the title of this thread so it includes the fact that you have a question about glasses.

In my experience, most chain drug stores have a selection but I suspect they aren’t stylish enough for your needs…

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I haven’t ordered from them yet, but Zenni Optical (online service) gets good reviews here and otherwise. Dirt-cheap frames and lenses.

Also, welcome back to the land of the seeing! :slight_smile:

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HOORAY!

Welcome home, DeVena!

:slight_smile:

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Woohoo! What a great gift. And since I had a bad week, it was nice to read something good!

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Depends on what you consider “stylish”. This thread steampunk prescription eyewear? - Steampunk Fashion — LiveJournal has a whole bunch of suggestions for antique reproduction, outrageous, and Victorian-ish glasses.

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Congratulations! Seeing is good. Hence my .sig.

But what do you/they mean by ‘ripen’? I’m half-shuddering in anticipation.

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Hi DeVena, I remember you!

I just go to the drug store for my reading glasses, because I’m forever breaking them.

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Ripen as in “mature to the point you can only see in low light” or when it’s so thick and white the insurance company agrees that you’re blind in one eye.

I have a boring pair of readers from Walmart but they are obviously made for a little old lady with a tiny head. But thanks for the suggestions!

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Welcome back, DeVena! Long time, no see! (angelic smiley)

The drugstore glasses are mostly not pretty, but not ugly, either – thin wire rims seem inoffensive to me. One tip – pay at least $10. The cheaper ones break too easily. For pretty ones, check out women’s boutiques; I’ve also seen them in some catalogs (both clothing and tchotchkes) targeted at the “mature” market. These can be pricey, but tend to have plastic rims in nice colors and patterns.

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I’ve seen nice ones in bookstores with gift-type sections, like Barnes & Noble.

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A recent General Questions thread on the subject.

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I got reading glasses at Costco in a 3 pack for about $10 several years ago. The frames are tiny but pretty colors. Very flexible too, so they’re comfortable if you’re lying in bed, reading on your side.

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The best part of getting cataracts is that the replacement lenses correct for whatever degree of near or far sightedness you have. It’s like getting Lasik for free – if you have health insurance. that is. The insurance will cover the cataract surgery, but not Lasik. And lens replacement generally has fewer risks and better outcomes than Lasik.

Win win! Well, except for the blindness thing before the surgery. My cararacts developed from nothing to being so bad I could no longer drive, in 6 months.